‘American Idol’ 2011 year in review
The new judges panel, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, return season 11. CREDIT: AP “American Idol,” in a make or break year, found its footing while facing more competition than ever. Here is my semi-thorough year in review. 1) Cleaning house . Nigel Lythgoe returned to give “Idol’ a facelift after a soul-sucking season nine. Key move: he revamped the judges’ panel. With Simon Cowell already out, he dumped ineffectual Ellen DeGeneres and bland Kara DioGuardi and brought in two A-list music acts Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez . On the most part, it worked. Randy Jackson… >>
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